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Jazz Piano Lessons in the Key of Ab Major

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The basics on how to play jazz piano in the key of Ab minor, including chords, intervals and more, all taught by expert jazz pianist Ryan Larson.

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Summary: Music is an essential element of the human experience. Since the first musical instrument (aside from the human voice) was crafted from wood, bone, stone or horn, we have devised ways to share our songs and choruses with the rest of the world, whether by performing them, recording them, or devising a written musical language in which to remember them. We’ve invented names for a thousand different musical ideas, and described their relationships to each other. Very popular among jazz players, improvisation is a great tool to test your creative powers—by letting go of some of the rules to allow for more freedom of expression.

In these free jazz piano lessons on video, expert jazz pianist Ryan Larson demonstrates not only how to improve your freestyle technique, but also how to read and write music on paper—since you are only able to improvise with as much as you know. Lessons include how to play 2-5 chords, how to do chord progressions in the key of Ab major, how to use sharps, flats and intervals, how to play bass lines, how to change chord voicings, and how to compose for jazz piano.

About the Expert

Expert: Ryan Larson is a young jazz composer whose teaching technique focuses on the basics of music theory in all twelve keys. When applying his 12 key technique to understanding the logic behind reading and improvising over the harmonic series, you find that you can learn every basic chord just by running one song through all twelve keys.

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